Iran to face Tahiti at Beach Soccer World Cup quarters

Tasnim – ESPINHO, Iran will play Tahiti on Thursday in the quarter-final round of the 2015 Beach Soccer World Cup ongoing in Espinho, Portugal.

Iran finished in second place of Group C, beating Mexico 3-2.

Brazil beat Spain to ensure Team Melli a spot in the knockout stages, for the second finals in a row.

“We wanted to reach the last four, at least, and fortunately we’ve won two of our first three games,” Iran wide player Mohammad Ahmadzadeh said.

Iran started the campaign with a 6-5 victory over Spain and lost to Brazil 4-3.

Quarter-final schedule
Thursday, 16 July (times are local)
Brazil-Russia (14:00)
Portugal-Switzerland (15:30)
Italy-Japan (17:00)
Tahiti-Iran (18:30)